Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center

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South End Press, 2000 - African American women - 179 pages
"Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center established bell hooks as one of feminism's most vital and influential voices. A new preface by the author introduces the second edition of this essential classic to a new generation of feminist readers, while reminding seasoned activists of the need for continual, critical reflection. This carefully argued and powerfully inspirational work is a comprehensive examination of the core issues of sexual politics, including political solidarity among women, men as partners in struggle, and the feminist movement to end violence. Always engaging and frequently provocative, hooks combines an accessible style with critical insight to offer a vision of feminism rooted in compassion, respect, and integrity."--p. [4] of cover.

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Contents

A Movement to End Sexist Oppression
18
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FEMINIST MOVEMENT
34
Comrades in Struggle
68
Copyright

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About the author (2000)

Bell Hooks was born Gloria Watkins on September 25, 1952. She grew up in a small Southern community that gave her a sense of belonging as well as a sense of racial separation. She has degrees from Stanford University, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of California at Santa Cruz. She has served as a noted activist and social critic and has taught at numerous colleges. Hooks uses her great-grandmother's name to write under as a tribute to her ancestors. Hooks writes daring and controversial works that explore African-American female identities. In works such as Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism and Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black, she points out how feminism works for and against black women. Oppressed since slavery, black women must overcome the dual odds of race and gender discrimination to come to terms with equality and self-worth.

Bibliographic information

TitleFeminist Theory: From Margin to Center
Issue 5 of South End Press classics
AuthorBell Hooks
Edition2, revised
PublisherSouth End Press, 2000
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized6 Sep 2011
ISBN0896086143, 9780896086142
Length179 pages
  
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